Michael Ellsberg and Bryan Franklin think you've been fed a lie: that if you save for decades and invest in 401(k)s, IRAs, and a home, these investments will grow steadily over decades, allowing 20 to 30 years of secure, peaceful retirement. This might have been true at some point in the last century, but it is not true any longer. If you want to get ahead and enjoy a life of prosperity, the authors argue that you must invest in the most powerful source of wealth you'll ever know: your own earning power.

5 out of 5 stars

I almost never write full reviews...

By
Dawn Robinson
on
12-03-16

SPIN Selling

Situation Problem Implication Need-Payoff

By:
Neil Rackham

Narrated by:
Eli Woods

Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
836

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
720

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
714

Written by Neil Rackham, former president and founder of Huthwaite corporation,
SPIN Selling is essential listening for anyone involved in selling or managing a sales force. Unquestionably the best-documented account of sales success ever collected and the result of the Huthwaite corporation's massive 12-year, $1-million dollar research into effective sales performance, this groundbreaking resource details the revolutionary SPIN (Situation, Problem, Implication, Need-payoff) strategy.

5 out of 5 stars

lays it out visually. you don't need to take notes

By
Kalia
on
04-16-16

The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime

By:
MJ DeMarco

Narrated by:
MJ DeMarco

Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,639

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,345

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,339

Since you were old enough to hold a job, you've been hoodwinked to believe that wealth can be created by blindly trusting in the uncontrollable and unpredictable markets: the housing market, the stock market, and the job market. I call this soul-sucking, dream-stealing dogma "The Slowlane" - an impotent financial gamble that dubiously promises wealth in a wheelchair. For those who don't want a lifetime subscription to "settle-for-less", there is an alternative.

5 out of 5 stars

Best I have read in a long time

By
Preston
on
07-15-16

Linchpin

Are You Indispensable?

By:
Seth Godin

Narrated by:
Seth Godin

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,969

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,001

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,972

There used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labor. Now there’s a third team, the linchpins. These people invent, lead (regardless of title), connect others, make things happen, and create order out of chaos. They figure out what to do when there’s no rule book. They delight and challenge their customers and peers. They love their work, pour their best selves into it, and turn each day into a kind of art.

5 out of 5 stars

Maybe you missed the point...

By
John
on
09-01-11

12 Rules for Life

An Antidote to Chaos

By:
Jordan B. Peterson,
Norman Doidge - foreword M.D.

Narrated by:
Jordan B. Peterson

Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,376

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,809

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,761

What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Humorous, surprising, and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.

5 out of 5 stars

This is my favorite self-help book I have ever read!

By
Bobby n.
on
02-02-18

The 10 Pillars of Wealth

Mind-Sets of the World’s Richest People

By:
Alex Becker

Narrated by:
Barry Abrams

Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
40

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
40

The world has led you to believe that financial freedom is not something you can willfully create in your life. You have been taught to view wealth as something that happens only to a lucky few who win a random business lottery or are blessed with unimaginable talent. The truth is that creating excessive financial wealth does not come down to luck or talent. It comes down simply to your beliefs, understanding, and views - the "pillars" that reinforce your every action.

2 out of 5 stars

Rip Off of The Millionaire Fastlane

By
Rob
on
03-14-18

The Last Safe Investment

Spending Now to Increase Your True Wealth Forever

By:
Bryan Franklin,
Michael Ellsberg

Narrated by:
Tim Andres Pabon

Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
55

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
47

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
46

Michael Ellsberg and Bryan Franklin think you've been fed a lie: that if you save for decades and invest in 401(k)s, IRAs, and a home, these investments will grow steadily over decades, allowing 20 to 30 years of secure, peaceful retirement. This might have been true at some point in the last century, but it is not true any longer. If you want to get ahead and enjoy a life of prosperity, the authors argue that you must invest in the most powerful source of wealth you'll ever know: your own earning power.

5 out of 5 stars

I almost never write full reviews...

By
Dawn Robinson
on
12-03-16

SPIN Selling

Situation Problem Implication Need-Payoff

By:
Neil Rackham

Narrated by:
Eli Woods

Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
836

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
720

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
714

Written by Neil Rackham, former president and founder of Huthwaite corporation,
SPIN Selling is essential listening for anyone involved in selling or managing a sales force. Unquestionably the best-documented account of sales success ever collected and the result of the Huthwaite corporation's massive 12-year, $1-million dollar research into effective sales performance, this groundbreaking resource details the revolutionary SPIN (Situation, Problem, Implication, Need-payoff) strategy.

5 out of 5 stars

lays it out visually. you don't need to take notes

By
Kalia
on
04-16-16

The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime

By:
MJ DeMarco

Narrated by:
MJ DeMarco

Length: 12 hrs and 45 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,639

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,345

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,339

Since you were old enough to hold a job, you've been hoodwinked to believe that wealth can be created by blindly trusting in the uncontrollable and unpredictable markets: the housing market, the stock market, and the job market. I call this soul-sucking, dream-stealing dogma "The Slowlane" - an impotent financial gamble that dubiously promises wealth in a wheelchair. For those who don't want a lifetime subscription to "settle-for-less", there is an alternative.

5 out of 5 stars

Best I have read in a long time

By
Preston
on
07-15-16

Linchpin

Are You Indispensable?

By:
Seth Godin

Narrated by:
Seth Godin

Length: 8 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,969

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,001

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,972

There used to be two teams in every workplace: management and labor. Now there’s a third team, the linchpins. These people invent, lead (regardless of title), connect others, make things happen, and create order out of chaos. They figure out what to do when there’s no rule book. They delight and challenge their customers and peers. They love their work, pour their best selves into it, and turn each day into a kind of art.

5 out of 5 stars

Maybe you missed the point...

By
John
on
09-01-11

12 Rules for Life

An Antidote to Chaos

By:
Jordan B. Peterson,
Norman Doidge - foreword M.D.

Narrated by:
Jordan B. Peterson

Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,376

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,809

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,761

What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Humorous, surprising, and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.

5 out of 5 stars

This is my favorite self-help book I have ever read!

By
Bobby n.
on
02-02-18

The 10 Pillars of Wealth

Mind-Sets of the World’s Richest People

By:
Alex Becker

Narrated by:
Barry Abrams

Length: 6 hrs and 31 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
43

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
40

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
40

The world has led you to believe that financial freedom is not something you can willfully create in your life. You have been taught to view wealth as something that happens only to a lucky few who win a random business lottery or are blessed with unimaginable talent. The truth is that creating excessive financial wealth does not come down to luck or talent. It comes down simply to your beliefs, understanding, and views - the "pillars" that reinforce your every action.

2 out of 5 stars

Rip Off of The Millionaire Fastlane

By
Rob
on
03-14-18

The UltraMind Solution

Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First

By:
Mark Hyman M.D.

Narrated by:
Mark Hyman M.D.

Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins

Abridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
309

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
204

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
205

As America enters the aging age,
The Ultra Mind Solution speaks directly to the massive generation of boomers who, for the first time, are encountering diminishing memory and focus, among other affects of life on earth and the human brain. Like all of Dr. Hyman's work, this latest installment in the
Ultra series teaches listeners how to use the body as well as how to heal the body, this time making lifestyle changes that will foster brain function, including memory, mood, and attention.

5 out of 5 stars

Corny Title - Great Book!

By
Robert Patterson
on
03-03-09

Principles

Life and Work

By:
Ray Dalio

Narrated by:
Ray Dalio,
Jeremy Bobb

Length: 16 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,765

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,115

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,099

Ray Dalio, one of the world's most successful investors and entrepreneurs, shares the unconventional principles that he's developed, refined, and used over the past 40 years to create unique results in both life and business - and which any person or organization can adopt to help achieve their goals.

4 out of 5 stars

Personal

By
Robert F. Jones
on
10-08-17

Thinking in Bets

Making Smarter Decisions When You Don't Have All the Facts

By:
Annie Duke

Narrated by:
Annie Duke

Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
180

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
159

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
157

In Super Bowl XLIX, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll made one of the most controversial calls in football history: With 26 seconds remaining, and trailing by four at the Patriots' one-yard line, he called for a pass instead of a handing off to his star running back. The pass was intercepted, and the Seahawks lost. Critics called it the dumbest play in history. But was the call really that bad? Or did Carroll actually make a great move that was ruined by bad luck? Even the best decision doesn't yield the best outcome every time.

5 out of 5 stars

Great insights on improving decision making

By
Amazon Customer
on
02-09-18

Social Intelligence

The New Science of Human Relationships

By:
Daniel Goleman

Narrated by:
Dennis Boutsikaris

Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
800

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
415

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
408

Emotional Intelligence was a phenomenon, selling more than five million copies worldwide. Now, in
Social Intelligence, Daniel Goleman explores an emerging science with startling implications for our interpersonal world. Its most amazing discovery: we are "wired to connect", designed for sociability, constantly engaged in a "neural ballet" that connects us, brain to brain, with those around us.

3 out of 5 stars

Good, if it didn't repeat

By
James
on
12-20-06

Ego Is the Enemy

By:
Ryan Holiday

Narrated by:
Ryan Holiday

Length: 7 hrs

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,841

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,158

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,117

"While the history books are filled with tales of obsessive visionary geniuses who remade the world in their images with sheer, almost irrational force, I've found that history is also made by individuals who fought their egos at every turn, who eschewed the spotlight, and who put their higher goals above their desire for recognition." (From the prologue)

2 out of 5 stars

Disappointing. Thin, weak reading.

By
Robert
on
09-08-16

Tribes

We Need You to Lead Us

By:
Seth Godin

Narrated by:
Seth Godin

Length: 3 hrs and 42 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,389

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,476

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,449

Tribes are groups of people aligned around an idea, connected to a leader and to each other. Tribes make our world work, and always have. The new opportunity is that it's easier than ever to find, organize, and lead a tribe. The Web has enabled an explosion of all kinds of tribes - and created shortage of people to lead them. This is the growth industry of our time. Tribes will help you understand exactly what's at stake, and why YOU can and should lead a tribe of your own.

3 out of 5 stars

Tribal Manifesto

By
Joshua Kim
on
06-10-12

Deep Work

Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World

By:
Cal Newport

Narrated by:
Jeff Bottoms

Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,934

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,266

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,218

Deep work is the ability to focus without distraction on a cognitively demanding task. It's a skill that allows you to quickly master complicated information and produce better results in less time. Deep work will make you better at what you do and provide the sense of true fulfillment that comes from craftsmanship. In short, deep work is like a superpower in our increasingly competitive 21st-century economy.

5 out of 5 stars

Taking a stance!

By
Oliver Nielsen
on
11-09-16

Unshakeable

Your Financial Freedom Playbook

By:
Tony Robbins

Narrated by:
Tony Robbins,
Jeremy Bobb

Length: 7 hrs and 21 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,905

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,303

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,266

After interviewing 50 of the world's greatest financial minds and penning the number-one
New York Times best seller
Money: Master the Game, Tony Robbins returns with a step-by-step playbook, taking you on a journey to transform your financial life and accelerate your path to financial freedom. No matter your salary, your stage of life, or when you started, this book will provide the tools to help you achieve your financial goals more rapidly than you ever thought possible.

2 out of 5 stars

a one sentence summary....

By
Martin
on
03-04-17

Levels of Energy

By:
Frederick E. Dodson

Narrated by:
Thomas Miller

Length: 11 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
238

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
212

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
210

It is dedicated to the Spiritual Development of mankind. The premise of this book is that there are clearly definable, perceivable and achievable qualities or "levels" of energy and that each level corresponds with specific physical, mental and emotional realities

5 out of 5 stars

This man is one of the greatest thinkers ever!

By
LIKA
on
01-15-15

The 10X Rule

The Only Difference Between Success and Failure

By:
Grant Cardone

Narrated by:
Grant Cardone

Length: 7 hrs and 24 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
19,300

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
16,740

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
16,637

Extreme success, by definition, lies beyond the realm of normal action. If you want to achieve extreme success, you can’t operate like everybody else and settle for mediocrity. You need to remove luck and chance from your business equation, and lock in massive success.
The 10X Rule shows you how!

3 out of 5 stars

Set massive goals and take massive actions

By
A. Yoshida
on
04-06-16

Disrupt You!

Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity, and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation

By:
Jay Samit

Narrated by:
Jay Samit

Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
911

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
813

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
809

In today's ever-changing and often-volatile business landscape, adaptability and creativity are more crucial than ever. It is no longer possible - or even desirable - to learn one set of job skills and work your way up the ladder. Rather, today's entrepreneurs and business leaders must anticipate change to create opportunities for professional success and personal satisfaction.

5 out of 5 stars

Great Read

By
WILLIAM S STOMP JR
on
07-27-15

Unscripted

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Entrepreneurship

By:
MJ DeMarco

Narrated by:
Scott Thomas

Length: 17 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
796

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
734

Story

5 out of 5 stars
731

You live in your dream house, but there's no mortgage. No alarm clock, no boss, no bills. No claims on the day's time other than what you choose. It is making more money before breakfast than you made for an entire week at your last job. It is a crazy expensive car parked in your garage, a victorious symbol that your dreams no longer sleep in fantasies, but are awake with reality.

3 out of 5 stars

Making money, yeah. Cut the rant though.

By
Mary C. Dunford
on
07-31-17

Publisher's Summary

The Myth: If you get into a good college, study hard, and graduate with excellent grades, you will be pretty much set for a successful career.

The Reality: The biggest thing you won't learn in college is how to succeed professionally. Some of the smartest, most successful people in the country didn't finish college. None of them learned their most critical skills in an institution of higher education. And like them, most of what you'll need to learn to be successful you'll have to learn on your own, outside of school.

Michael Ellsberg set out to fill in the gaps by interviewing a wide range of millionaires and billionaires who don't have college degrees, including fashion magnate Russell Simmons, Facebook cofounder Dustin Moskovitz and founding president Sean Parker, WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg, and Pink Floyd songwriter and lead guitarist David Gilmour. Among the fascinating things he learned:

How fashion designer Marc Ecko started earning $1,000 a week in high school with his own clothing business and later grew it into an empire.

How billionaire Phillip Ruffin went from lowly department store clerk with no college degree to owner of Treasure Island on the Vegas Strip.

How John Paul DeJoria went from homelessness to billionaire as the founder of John Paul Mitchell Systems hair care products.

This book is your guide to developing practical success skills in the real world. Even if you've already gone through college, the most important skills weren't on the curriculum - how to find great mentors, build a world-class network, learn real-world marketing and sales, make your work meaningful (and your meaning work), build the brand of you, master the art of bootstrapping, and more.

Learning the skills in this book well is a necessary addition to any education, whether you're a high school dropout or a graduate of Harvard Law School.

Critic Reviews

"Michael Ellsberg's audio book is provocative and wise. Tuition is skyrocketing, job prospects are grim, and the race for bogus credentials has turned into a runaway status competition for positional goods. The Education of Millionaires offers a renegade path for anyone who wants vital skills without the crushing burden of student debt." (Peter Thiel, co-founder, PayPal, first outside investor, Facebook, creator of the Thiel Fellowship)

"Your success in a knowledge society depends on mastery of soft skills and practical intelligence-and yet they don't show up in college or high school curriculums. Ellsberg's rebellious audio book provides a street-smart education to fill the gap." (Keith Ferrazzi, author of the #1
New York Times best seller
Who's Got Your Back)

A terrible waste of time

I am investing time into this review so that others wouldn't have to waste their time listening to it. In a nutshell, the reader is the worst I've ever heard, and the author keeps alluding to the possibility that he might teach you something in the next paragraph, but that something never comes. Beyond marketing his friends' online businesses, this guy has nothing to offer. Such a waste.

Must Read This Before You Go To College

This book will help you realize that its not always what you know.. but who you know and how you relate with that person.. it will enable the idea that you are going to succeed. Definately a fantastic read and a highly considerable in the self-developement genre.

Suprisingly Good

What made the experience of listening to The Education of Millionaires the most enjoyable?

I stumbled upon this book by accident and I am glad that I did!Lots of useful info and insight into how successful people became successful. Lots of useful info and stories about how others put themselves into a position to win.Also questions the idea of going to college. Even if you did go to college you can learn something from listening to this analysis and hearing some very unique stories.

What did you like best about this story?

Sales,Copywriting,Marketing, and positioning advice on how to get ahead. Stories of successful people I had not heard of before that can be contacted. Lots of great tips and biographies for those interested in getting to the next level.

Have you listened to any of Erik Synnestvedt’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, I have not.

Any additional comments?

2 Parts to this download. Listen at 1.5x speed. Get it, its worth it. After you listen to it, pay your Kid 20.00 to listen to this then turn in a book review.

Save your credits

Mr. Ellsberg is not a millionaire himself and the poor advice contained in this book shows it. If you are interested in making the entrepreneurial journey learn from those who have done it-- How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis or The Millionaire Real Estate Investor.

Life Changing

This book was a huge confirmation to thoughts, feelings and observations I've had for years now. I will be a disciple of the message wherein from now on, as I've found a spiritual foundation that also supports much of the ideals expressed in this book.